INITIAL: A business was evacuated after a fire broke out at Palmwoods with a young woman requiring further treatment at hospital. A Queensland Fire and Emergency Services spokeswoman said two crews rushed the scene at a Main St address after they were called about 10.50am on Saturday. She said smoke had been issuing from the building on arrival but that any blazes were contained by 11.30am. She said all occupants had been evacuated. A Queensland Ambulance Services spokeswoman said a woman in her 20s was taken to Nambour General Hospital in a stable condition. The woman suffered from smoke inhalation.
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Subscriber only A young woman was pulled from treacherous waters at a popular Sunshine Coast beach after she nearly drowned. A Queensland Ambulance Services spokeswoman said the woman had become stuck in a rip in waters off Merrima Ave at Kings Beach about 12.28pm on Saturday. The spokeswoman said the woman was believed to be in her 20s and was taken to Sunshine Coast University Hospital in a stable condition as a precaution.